The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sacramento State Police
650 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSalary $76,959 to $137,277Sacramento County
Sacramento State Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Sacramento County. This page shows what its officers spend their time on, from the stops the department reported to the state for 2024.
People stopped
About 2 a day
650 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 37%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
51% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
71%
The rest the officer started
9th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
19%
126 of 650
175th of 434 in California
Median stop length
9 min
Pay at Sacramento State Police in 2025
Published salary range
$76,959 to $137,277
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$113,715
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$5,202
5% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $14,203 or more.
What Sacramento State Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign37%
Lights, tint or equipment15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Weapons7%
Registration, plates or insurance6%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct3%
Speeding3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Mental health hold2%
Everything else14%
The main reason recorded for each of 650 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
51% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sacramento State Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Sacramento State Police is highlighted.
On foot19% 175th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation78% 250th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service71% 9th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 98th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning73% 24th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation17% 287th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest4% 366th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 119th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched12% 180th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed7% 272nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Hiring steps and test rules for this department are not on the site yet. Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps may not be real.